Sheet metal container



Dec. 19, 1939. J. F. FENN Er AL SHEET METAL CONTAINER Filed Oct. 24. 1958 Patented Dec. 19, 1939 snaar ann-AL comme John F. Fenn and John Henchert, Chicago, Ill., asslgnors to Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation ot New York Application 0mm ai, 193s, ser-m No.. 236,767.,

lClaim.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements in sheet metal containers, and more particularly to acontainer which is provided with means for detachably securing articles thereto.

An object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal container having an end double--seamedW thereto, with means'for detachably holding a diskshaped article.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal container of the above type wherein the article is attached to the outer face of the container end in the central region thereof and at a distance from the double-seam so as not to interfere with the double-seeming of the end to the container body.

These and other objects will in part be obvious andwill in part be hereinafter more fully dlsclosed.

I-n the drawing- Figure i is a sectional View through the upper portion of a sheet metal container embodying the improvement, the section being taken on the line i-i of Fig. 2;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view oi a portion of the container end at the right ol the line i-i'of Fig,2,and I Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4- 1 of Fig. 3. 1

The container comprises a sheet metal body which is preferably cylindrical in shape. The body i is ilanged inthe usual way and the end i secured thereto by .double-seeming as vindicated at 3. 'I'he container end is likewise oi sheet metal and is'. provided with a raised annular rib l. The metal within therrib is depressed below the plane of the container end 2. This forms a depression in the container end which is located centrally of the end and spaced inwardly from the double-seam 3. In order to secure the container end to the container body bya double-seam it is necessary to form the end l with a recess in which the chuck oirthe seaming head vcan be placed for the seeming operation. This annular rib 4 is spaced well away from the wall of the recess in the container end which receives the chuck and does not in any w'ay interfere with the seaming'operation. 'l

lHoused within the depression in the container end formed by the annular rib 4 is a fibrous dis-- play disk 5. The disk 5 lies iiat against the bottom 6 of the depression. The disk is ozletachably` held in the depression by deforming the annular rib at spaced intervals as indicated at la. This tainen either within the annular rib or adjacentthe 'rib to provide holding lugs, it wiuibe understood,

within the depression-intl; can end, but it is (Cl. dii-40) may be done by any vsuitable type o! instrument which bearing on the top of the rib will collapse it so as to form a lug which projects inwardly toward the center of the depression and presses against the edge 'of thedisk 5 or slightly overlies s, the upper edge portion of said disk as indicated 'at 4b (Fig. 1). This iibrous disk is formed of, layers which are secured together by cementingi and the upper layer is cut through along the line .indicated at 1. There is a cutout space 8 in the 10 upper layer atoneside of this line of cutting indicated at l. 'I'he line o! cutting does not extend all the way around, and a metal staple 9 is inserted so as to form a hinge forthis section. which is within the cut line 1. This enables the section which is indicated at gli to be lifted, turning on the hinge, to Va. vertical position where it serves as a tab for pulling the disk loose i'rom the holding lugs.

This disk may be inthe form of a. booklet, if desired, containing recipes or other printed matter. It ispreferred, however, to make it in the form oi a solid disk, on the outer face of which' may be placed a y desired printed matter. The disk as shown a d described is shaped and con,- structed very similar to the ordinary bottle cap,v and it may be removed and returned by the customer to the distributor as a rebate check. While the disk is described as oi brous material, it may be of any suitable material which will serve the purpose above described.

It is noted that this holding means for the disk is completely on the outer face of the container end and forms no part in the closing of the con- The container is made of sheet metal and the closure end is secured thereto by doubleseaming in the usual way. The container may be opened by cutting the same in the customary manner. If desired, this end .may be scored,

double-seam to facilitate .the rupturing of the f metal and the opening of the container.- While the depression is shown as'i'ormed byga raised rib and the disk is held in place bydeformlng the that the housing means for the disk and the holding means may be varied without departing from v the spirit oi the invention; It is important, however, that the -disk shall be positively held attached to the container and by a means which requires it to be forcibly detached from the container. It will be noted that the Vdisk is not only Yhoused wellwbeneath the p ne\oi the upper edge of the Vdouble-seam so that the stacking of containers one on the other is not! in any way,in

terfered with, nor does such stacking disturb the ning the same, said end having also a raised annular rib surrounding said depression with the inner edge portion thereof merging into said vertical Wall, a ber display disk disposed in said depression, said annular rib being deformed at spaced intervals so as to provide inwardly extending radial lugs, said display disk and said lugs being dimensioned and positioned so that the lugs will retain the disk in the depression,

permitting the same to be forcibly removed there- 10 from. JOHN F. FENN.

JOHN HENCHERT. 

